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I’m in hospital

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Get well soon @Ljc
 
So sorry to hear this, hoping for a speedy recovery.
 
Oh heck Lin - sincerely hope they can sort you out and get you both back home again.
 
Thanks everyone.
They don’t recognise night from day here. You just drop off to sleep and someone comes round to do something.
Just had two come to try and put a new cannular in, they had no luck , soon it will be finger bodge time lol.

They are looking after me well . I am bed boundwhich is not very nice coz I a. Having to rely on them todo virtually everything for me .

Their are a couple off staff who now understand that I count carbs and adjust my insulin accordingly , but none understand I take Basal in the morning and Novorapid for breakfast.

The foods not bad but all of it is high carb.
 
Very sorry to hear you are bed bound! Have they allowed you to keep your insulin with you or do you have to ask for it each time? Must be very frustrating being woken up all the time but pleased they are looking after you well. Keep us updated please as we are all very worried about you. Sending (((HUGS)))
 
Yes I can keep and do my own insulin but they seem to ne trying to take control
The nurse took my Basal away to record it and brought it back with an exposed needle on for m3 to inject , I promptly removed it ; put my own on.
Some want to inject me which I refuse.
But on the whoLe they areve4y caring. Odontoceti think they are. Used to independant soda like me lol
 
Hope you get better soon Lin. Love n hugs x
 
Nearly drove me bats when I broke my kneecap. All the beds in the ward were nearer double bed sized (just a couple of inches narrower than a three-quarter bed) and mine did not adjust to flat to sleep so only the wooden 'bed foot' stopping me slipping out the other end overnight only one cot side to haul my backside back up the mattress with at any time. The comfy chair was far too wide so impossible to sit with both arms supported - much the same as in hospital consulting rooms - here, sit on this little settee with me - aaagghh. Our next door neighbour visited me one evening with Pete - instead of eg chocolate he brought me a couple of Tesco's plastic 'pots' of prepared fruit. The food was dire and main meal was at noon - far too early for me esp when they woke me around 6.30 am and couldn't have a cuppa until approx 7.30, brekkie around 8 but not until drugs and Obs round finished and re-locked away - and ONLY cereal available. Yuk. Or cold toast on which I could have one pot of low fat spead but "You can't have jam (we don't have marmalade) because you are diabetic." Grinned and bore it. Escaped after 7 days - would have drove me utterly bonkers had it been longer. Everything they used including the commode chair and weighing scale was designed for both far wider and taller people - not slim 5ft 2 people like me. You know when you have high ketones and constantly drinking gallons of water and therefore weeing half a gallon at a time, well, the modern bedpans are utterly useless - so when I needed and rang for one, they'd have to change both me and the bed ..... nightmare.

Caring maybe but often not supported by well working brains, it seems.

Question - after al this time - WHY do hospitals STILL always want to check our BMs? Wouldn't mind so much if Boeheringer Mannheim even still manufactured glucometers. They haven't for decades. I only have ONE BG at any one time anyway ... why don't they also check our temperatureS and blood pressureS at the same time?

Hopefully you'll get back to sanity soon Lin!
 
Fortunately for me @trophywench though this supposedly diabetes ward or rather most of the staff are very confused about diabetes.
The beds are reasonably comfy most of the staff v caring.
The food is good but totally unsuitable for T2 unless they are on MDI..
It’s like bedpan ally here lol .

I’m waiting to see if the vascular team turn up,today, I have a problem With blood supply to my leg , my poor righty this tim is v v poorly..
 
Oh eck Lin - hope you get to see the right chaps soon and they can sort you out. {{{Hugs}}}
 
Sorry to hear that you and your dad have both had to be admitted to hospital. I hope you are feeling better soon.
 
I hope the vascular team have been to see you @Ljc and they can help the blood supply in your poorly leg

Wishing you well & sending positive vibes your way.
 
Thanks for the update Lin but very sorry to hear that your leg is in such a bad state. Hoping fervently for a turnabout in the situation soon and sending more (((HUGS))) your way. XX
 
Hoping vascular team can work out what’s happening and treat accordingly really soon. Hugs to you xx
 
Thank you for the update, hope they can work out what is going on. Sending you hugs.
 
Thanks for the update. I hope that you get the attention you need soon Lin.
Glad that they have let you manage your own insulin.
 
Lin I hope they can sort you out better than expected and that you get home soon xx
 
Ljc said:
Thanks everyone.
They don’t recognise night from day here. You just drop off to sleep and someone comes round to do something.
Just had two come to try and put a new cannular in, they had no luck , soon it will be finger bodge time lol.

They are looking after me well . I am bed boundwhich is not very nice coz I a. Having to rely on them todo virtually everything for me .

Their are a couple off staff who now understand that I count carbs and adjust my insulin accordingly , but none understand I take Basal in the morning and Novorapid for breakfast.

The foods not bad but all of it is high carb.
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Sorry to read that you are in hospital. I know what you mean about high carb food. A family member told me that when he was in hospital he was allowed to choose a mix of options from normal, vegan and vegetarian menus. Might be worth asking.

I hope you are soon well again. x
 
I hope it won't be too long before you're up and about, get well soon.
 
Sorry to hear that you're in hospital, Lin x
Hoping and praying that you will recover quickly and be home again soon.
 
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